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Essena O’Neill, Social Media and Authenticity
It seems like everybody who works in communications is talking about Essena O’Neill at the moment; how she exposed the truth behind the photos she…
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PeepSo 1.5.0 Is Out And Ready For You To Download
PeepSo 1.5.0 is a major release with lots of changes. Not all of the changes are visible but you will be able to see the…
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What to do when your social network grows too big
If all goes well (and why shouldn’t it?) your community should keep growing. It will attract new members. Those members will post and comment, interact…
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The one reason your community members are leaving
Just as new members should continually join your community, so you’ll also find that older members leave. They’ll stop posting, stop commenting, and eventually they’ll…
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PeepSo 1.4.2 is Out!
PeepSo 1.4.2 is a hotfix release that also features small improvements. We addressed a few issues that were brought to our attention and that we…
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Moods Bring Smiles — And Engagement!
They should be a small thing, but emojis that depict emotions have become an intrinsic part of social media communication. Fast to type and easy…
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PeepSo 1.4.1 is Out!
PeepSo 1.4.1 focused on bugfixes and small improvements to PeepSo’s existing features. Some of the enhancements are strictly under-the-hood but others make PeepSo look—as well as…
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Welcoming New Members to Your Online Social Network
As your community grows, you’ll still need to roll out the welcome mat for new members. When people join, they should feel at home, familiar…
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How to Build Identity to cement your online community
Your members have two hands on your private social network. One hand holds onto the people they know. That’s what keeps people on platforms like Facebook…
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Why private messages matter on your social network
Private messaging looks like just another feature on a community site that should be packed with useful features. It should also be the least interesting.…
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Newsletter VS a Private Social Network
Services like Mailchimp and Campaign Monitor are making it easier and easier for people to send good looking, fully responsive newsletters out to their client…
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Private Social Networks: Real Results for Real People
Before PeepSo, there was JomSocial; a Joomla plugin that would allow you to create your own private social network on any Joomla-based website.
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How to Persuade Your Members to Post Content That Counts on Your Private Social Network
Once your private social network is up and running, you should be looking to pull back, focus on marketing and leave much of the community…
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Why Your Community Isn’t Growing as Quickly as You’d Like
When you launched your community, you would have been super-busy. You would have been corralling your first members, welcoming new members, looking to raise the…
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Understanding the Benefits of a Community
In the last message, I discussed monetization. An online private social network always has the potential to make money but a cash flow isn’t the…
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Why Everyone Should Learn to Code
If supermodel Karlie Kloss can learn to code between international flights, fashion shows and photoshoots, you can fit some basic coding lessons around your busy…
